The much-awaited Super Bowl 2023 finally kickstarted with Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs locking horns at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for the ultimate Lombardi Trophy as the NFL decides its champion for the 2022-23 season. For the unversed, the NFC and AFC champions, the Eagles and Chiefs (respectively) entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seeds in their conferences, but their paths to this point were quite different. Philadelphia won its two playoff games by a combined 69-14 score, dispatching the division rival New York Giants and the quarterback-less San Francisco 49ers with relative ease. The Chiefs played a pair of more hotly contested games, defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars and defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals by a combined 10 points.
Coming to Eagles vs Chiefs, the first quarter witnessed some intense battles. Kelce opened in the middle of the field yet again. Chiefs went to work on those safeties and linebackers. Andy Reid swiftly sending the field-goal team onto the field here is an interesting decision. It's fourth-and-3, and Butker had the worst season of his career, accuracy-wise, this year. Now, coming to points. Hurts went with the old-fashioned quarterback sneak to get into the end zone and Jake Elliott’s extra-point attempt is good. Philadelphia instantly took a seven-point lead. However, in no time, Pacheco took off for a 24-yard gain and the Chiefs, in a blink, are already at the Philadelphia 20. We might be in for a high-scoring game here. On the next play, Pacheco picks up an additional two yards. On the very next play, Mahomes finds Kelce. One successful PAT later and we’re already tied up.
At the end of the 1st quarter, Eagles vs Chiefs were neck to neck with 7 points each at the 2023 Super Bowl Final.
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Tied after 15 minutes.
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